Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and Anusa Palpita, former Director General of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC), convicts in ‘Sil Redi’ case have been granted bail by Colombo High Court Judge, Gihan Kulatunga.

Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court has extended the remand of Convener of the Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee, Ryan Jayalath until September 20, when he produced before it. He has been accused of forcefully entering the Health Ministry and destroying public property during an anti-SAITM protest march on June 22. Earlier, he had surrendered to the court by means of an attorney on August 18.

Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunge who heard the Sil Redi case, found Former presidential secretary Lalith Weeratunga and former director general of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC), Anusha Palpita guilty and sentenced them to three years rigorous imprisonment.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has stated that the world is at the threshold of digital economy and therefore the island nation should go for digitalization. A digital economy should be established in Sri Lanka to strengthen the national economy. As a first step, Wi-Fi zones will be set up throughout the island.